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Election 1968 Results

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1968 Texas governor election

Preston Smith (Democrat) beat Paul W. Eggers (Republican) in Texas in 1968, 57.0% to 43.0%, a margin of 14.0 points and 407,686 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1966, when John B. Connally won.

Democrats led in 227 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Harris, cast 441,070 votes and went to the Republican by 5.0 points. The closest was Oldham, where 13 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Preston Smith won Democratic 1,662,019 57.0%
Paul W. Eggers Republican 1,254,333 43.0%
All other candidates 157 0.0%
Total2,916,509

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 209,453 47.5% 231,617 52.5% 441,070 R+5.0
Dallas 167,656 48.3% 179,386 51.7% 21 347,063 R+3.4
Tarrant 91,516 50.1% 91,144 49.9% 182,660 D+0.2
Bexar 103,345 59.1% 71,449 40.9% 174,794 D+18.2
Travis 44,634 55.0% 36,469 45.0% 26 81,129 D+10.1
Jefferson 34,683 47.9% 37,777 52.1% 72,460 R+4.3
El Paso 34,966 53.4% 30,521 46.6% 3 65,490 D+6.8
Nueces 39,053 60.3% 25,678 39.7% 64,731 D+20.7
Lubbock 34,660 70.8% 14,262 29.1% 15 48,937 D+41.7
Galveston 27,717 58.2% 19,927 41.8% 5 47,649 D+16.3
McLennan 29,880 66.3% 15,147 33.6% 11 45,038 D+32.7
Hidalgo 21,374 62.8% 12,634 37.2% 34,008 D+25.7
Wichita 16,326 49.9% 16,389 50.1% 8 32,723 R+0.2
Smith 14,311 49.3% 14,736 50.7% 29,047 R+1.5
Cameron 16,823 59.9% 11,271 40.1% 28,094 D+19.8
Brazoria 14,872 53.4% 12,954 46.5% 3 27,829 D+6.9
Potter 9,454 36.9% 16,182 63.1% 25,636 R+26.2
Taylor 15,308 61.6% 9,538 38.4% 4 24,850 D+23.2
Ector 10,130 43.9% 12,966 56.1% 23,096 R+12.3
Grayson 14,794 66.9% 7,317 33.1% 22,111 D+33.8
Midland 8,834 40.2% 13,136 59.8% 21,970 R+19.6
Gregg 10,877 54.0% 9,269 46.0% 20,146 D+8.0
Orange 10,997 54.7% 9,120 45.3% 20,117 D+9.3
Bell 14,276 72.1% 5,530 27.9% 19,806 D+44.2
Tom Green 10,505 55.0% 8,586 45.0% 8 19,099 D+10.0
Denton 10,302 56.0% 8,105 44.0% 18,407 D+11.9
Randall 5,380 29.3% 12,958 70.6% 7 18,345 R+41.3
Bowie 12,823 71.3% 5,167 28.7% 17,990 D+42.6
Collin 9,961 63.2% 5,794 36.8% 15,755 D+26.4
Brazos 7,597 50.8% 7,360 49.2% 1 14,958 D+1.6
Angelina 9,594 67.0% 4,715 33.0% 14,309 D+34.1
Victoria 8,755 61.5% 5,467 38.4% 4 14,226 D+23.1
Harrison 9,596 72.7% 3,597 27.3% 13,193 D+45.5
Montgomery 7,530 59.3% 5,158 40.6% 2 12,690 D+18.7
San Patricio 7,948 65.2% 4,234 34.8% 12,182 D+30.5
Hunt 7,654 62.9% 4,522 37.1% 12,176 D+25.7
Johnson 7,361 63.5% 4,229 36.5% 2 11,592 D+27.0
Ellis 8,309 71.9% 3,245 28.1% 11,554 D+43.8
Webb 8,930 77.8% 2,551 22.2% 11,481 D+55.6
Fort Bend 6,692 60.7% 4,338 39.3% 11,030 D+21.3
Gray 3,448 32.5% 7,145 67.5% 10,593 R+34.9
Rusk 6,310 59.8% 4,250 40.2% 10,560 D+19.5
Howard 6,213 61.4% 3,901 38.6% 10,114 D+22.9
Hale 6,535 65.2% 3,481 34.8% 10,016 D+30.5
Lamar 7,630 76.6% 2,337 23.4% 9,967 D+53.1
Hutchinson 3,715 37.3% 6,237 62.7% 9,952 R+25.3
Navarro 7,433 75.2% 2,448 24.8% 2 9,883 D+50.4
Jim Wells 7,216 73.2% 2,636 26.8% 2 9,854 D+46.5
Williamson 7,177 73.5% 2,588 26.5% 9,765 D+47.0
Wharton 5,978 62.7% 3,552 37.3% 9,530 D+25.5
Cherokee 5,813 64.5% 3,193 35.5% 9,006 D+29.1
Parker 5,813 64.8% 3,164 35.2% 8,977 D+29.5
Liberty 6,054 68.0% 2,851 32.0% 8,905 D+36.0
Anderson 5,881 67.2% 2,874 32.8% 2 8,757 D+34.3
Guadalupe 4,688 53.7% 4,044 46.3% 8,732 D+7.4
Nacogdoches 5,774 66.3% 2,936 33.7% 8,710 D+32.6
Hardin 4,771 57.2% 3,576 42.8% 1 8,348 D+14.3
Brown 5,862 70.8% 2,420 29.2% 8,282 D+41.6
Matagorda 5,187 64.3% 2,876 35.7% 8,063 D+28.7
Kleberg 4,689 59.9% 3,140 40.1% 7,829 D+19.8
Kaufman 5,637 73.3% 2,056 26.7% 7,693 D+46.5
Cooke 4,724 61.6% 2,941 38.4% 2 7,667 D+23.3
Henderson 5,129 69.3% 2,265 30.6% 2 7,396 D+38.7
Palo Pinto 4,516 63.1% 2,639 36.9% 7,155 D+26.2
Fannin 5,479 80.6% 1,321 19.4% 6,800 D+61.1
Jasper 4,164 62.5% 2,497 37.5% 6,661 D+25.0
Comal 3,598 54.2% 3,039 45.8% 6,637 D+8.4
Kerr 3,438 52.8% 3,078 47.2% 6,516 D+5.5
Hill 4,851 74.9% 1,624 25.1% 1 6,476 D+49.8
Cass 5,002 77.3% 1,467 22.7% 6,469 D+54.6
Van Zandt 4,490 70.7% 1,860 29.3% 6,350 D+41.4
Hopkins 4,647 76.1% 1,460 23.9% 6,107 D+52.2
Lamb 4,367 71.7% 1,721 28.3% 6,088 D+43.5
Eastland 4,177 68.8% 1,893 31.2% 6,070 D+37.6
Upshur 4,064 67.0% 2,002 33.0% 6,066 D+34.0
Milam 4,638 76.6% 1,418 23.4% 6,056 D+53.2
Hays 4,026 67.4% 1,948 32.6% 5,974 D+34.8
Hockley 4,367 73.3% 1,590 26.7% 5,957 D+46.6
Erath 4,018 67.9% 1,899 32.1% 1 5,918 D+35.8
Wood 3,730 63.9% 2,108 36.1% 5,838 D+27.8
Nolan 4,220 73.5% 1,519 26.5% 5,739 D+47.1
Coryell 4,419 78.1% 1,237 21.9% 5,656 D+56.3
Fayette 3,551 62.9% 2,093 37.1% 5,644 D+25.8
Shelby 4,632 83.4% 920 16.6% 5,552 D+66.9
Wise 3,688 67.2% 1,799 32.8% 5,487 D+34.4
Val Verde 3,888 71.1% 1,577 28.9% 1 5,466 D+42.3
Walker 3,281 60.7% 2,123 39.3% 5,404 D+21.4
Houston 4,216 78.4% 1,160 21.6% 1 5,377 D+56.8
Limestone 4,125 76.8% 1,246 23.2% 5,371 D+53.6
Bee 3,452 64.3% 1,912 35.6% 3 5,367 D+28.7
Titus 4,096 77.1% 1,216 22.9% 5,312 D+54.2
Washington 2,726 51.5% 2,565 48.5% 5,291 D+3.0
Falls 4,025 76.2% 1,260 23.8% 5,285 D+52.3
Panola 3,934 74.8% 1,323 25.2% 5,257 D+49.7
Young 3,383 64.5% 1,861 35.5% 5,244 D+29.0
Calhoun 3,542 69.2% 1,577 30.8% 5,119 D+38.4
Colorado 3,071 60.0% 2,045 40.0% 1 5,117 D+20.1
Montague 3,345 65.8% 1,739 34.2% 5,084 D+31.6
Medina 3,446 68.1% 1,611 31.9% 5,057 D+36.3
De Witt 3,183 63.5% 1,832 36.5% 5,015 D+26.9
Wilbarger 3,125 62.6% 1,867 37.4% 4,992 D+25.2
Caldwell 3,718 75.0% 1,241 25.0% 4,959 D+49.9
Moore 2,148 44.0% 2,730 56.0% 4,878 R+11.9
Bastrop 3,440 71.8% 1,349 28.2% 4,789 D+43.7
Jones 3,620 75.6% 1,165 24.3% 2 4,787 D+51.3
Red River 3,807 80.5% 924 19.5% 4,731 D+60.9
Deaf Smith 2,294 48.6% 2,422 51.3% 3 4,719 R+2.7
Starr 3,001 64.5% 1,651 35.5% 4,652 D+29.0
Atascosa 3,348 72.7% 1,255 27.3% 4,603 D+45.5
Lavaca 3,416 74.4% 1,175 25.6% 4,591 D+48.8
Uvalde 2,847 62.4% 1,713 37.6% 4,560 D+24.9
Scurry 3,140 69.5% 1,376 30.5% 4,516 D+39.1
Duval 4,097 91.7% 372 8.3% 4,469 D+83.4
Robertson 3,572 80.8% 850 19.2% 4,422 D+61.6
Dawson 3,180 72.9% 1,185 27.1% 4,365 D+45.7
Terry 3,035 70.9% 1,248 29.1% 4,283 D+41.7
Gonzales 3,022 72.2% 1,166 27.8% 4,188 D+44.3
Austin 2,332 56.2% 1,815 43.8% 4,147 D+12.5
Ward 2,412 58.2% 1,732 41.8% 4,144 D+16.4
Karnes 3,199 77.8% 912 22.2% 4,111 D+55.6
Gillespie 2,001 49.7% 2,022 50.3% 4,023 R+0.5
Polk 3,169 78.8% 853 21.2% 1 4,023 D+57.6
Jackson 2,628 65.7% 1,371 34.3% 2 4,001 D+31.4
Wilson 2,959 74.5% 1,011 25.5% 3,970 D+49.1
Pecos 2,348 60.3% 1,543 39.7% 3,891 D+20.7
Burnet 2,434 62.7% 1,448 37.3% 3,882 D+25.4
Coleman 2,499 65.5% 1,316 34.5% 3,815 D+31.0
Comanche 2,829 75.1% 938 24.9% 3,767 D+50.2
Bosque 2,555 68.2% 1,192 31.8% 3,747 D+36.4
Freestone 2,967 79.9% 748 20.1% 3,715 D+59.7
Morris 2,963 79.9% 746 20.1% 3,709 D+59.8
Runnels 2,629 71.1% 1,069 28.9% 3,698 D+42.2
Andrews 2,016 57.4% 1,498 42.6% 3,514 D+14.7
Winkler 2,043 58.5% 1,450 41.5% 3,493 D+17.0
Swisher 2,264 65.2% 1,205 34.7% 1 3,470 D+30.5
Floyd 2,340 67.7% 1,118 32.3% 3,458 D+35.3
Willacy 2,501 72.5% 945 27.4% 2 3,448 D+45.1
Gaines 2,638 76.6% 806 23.4% 3,444 D+53.2
Tyler 2,100 61.1% 1,335 38.9% 3,435 D+22.3
Reeves 2,325 68.9% 1,051 31.1% 3,376 D+37.7
Chambers 2,035 61.8% 1,255 38.1% 2 3,292 D+23.7
Grimes 2,153 66.1% 1,103 33.9% 3,256 D+32.2
Waller 2,169 67.0% 1,067 33.0% 3,236 D+34.1
Refugio 2,175 67.9% 1,028 32.1% 3,203 D+35.8
Newton 2,218 70.6% 923 29.4% 3,141 D+41.2
Clay 1,876 61.4% 1,181 38.6% 3,057 D+22.7
Ochiltree 1,071 35.1% 1,976 64.9% 3,047 R+29.7
Haskell 2,463 80.9% 581 19.1% 3,044 D+61.8
Parmer 1,667 54.8% 1,375 45.2% 3,042 D+9.6
Callahan 2,148 72.7% 807 27.3% 2,955 D+45.4
Burleson 2,139 72.8% 798 27.2% 2,937 D+45.7
Stephens 1,971 67.1% 965 32.9% 2,936 D+34.3
Lee 1,918 65.7% 1,000 34.3% 2,918 D+31.5
Mitchell 2,193 76.8% 662 23.2% 2,855 D+53.6
Lynn 2,327 82.9% 481 17.1% 2,808 D+65.7
Castro 1,689 61.2% 1,070 38.8% 2 2,761 D+22.4
Llano 1,745 63.3% 1,010 36.7% 2,755 D+26.7
Crosby 2,272 82.8% 470 17.1% 1 2,743 D+65.7
Hamilton 1,809 66.8% 898 33.2% 2,707 D+33.7
Leon 2,170 80.5% 526 19.5% 2,696 D+61.0
Childress 1,735 64.4% 960 35.6% 2,695 D+28.8
Lampasas 2,044 76.1% 643 23.9% 2,687 D+52.1
Carson 1,192 45.0% 1,459 55.0% 2,651 R+10.1
Brooks 2,013 77.6% 580 22.4% 2,593 D+55.3
Aransas 1,553 60.0% 1,036 40.0% 2,589 D+20.0
McCulloch 1,871 72.8% 698 27.2% 2,569 D+45.7
Camp 2,025 79.5% 522 20.5% 2,547 D+59.0
Jack 1,502 60.1% 996 39.9% 2,498 D+20.3
Bailey 1,555 62.3% 940 37.7% 2,495 D+24.6
Hardeman 1,630 66.3% 830 33.7% 2,460 D+32.5
Trinity 1,885 77.0% 563 23.0% 2,448 D+54.0
Wheeler 1,102 45.1% 1,340 54.9% 2,442 R+9.7
Kendall 964 39.8% 1,461 60.2% 2,425 R+20.5
Marion 1,884 78.9% 503 21.1% 2,387 D+57.9
Yoakum 1,749 73.5% 630 26.5% 2,379 D+47.0
Maverick 1,776 75.0% 591 25.0% 2,367 D+50.1
Fisher 1,924 83.2% 388 16.8% 2,312 D+66.4
Frio 1,719 74.4% 593 25.6% 2,312 D+48.7
Archer 1,397 61.0% 893 39.0% 2,290 D+22.0
Live Oak 1,462 64.0% 821 36.0% 2,283 D+28.1
Sabine 1,743 79.2% 458 20.8% 2,201 D+58.4
Hansford 752 35.1% 1,389 64.9% 2,141 R+29.8
Hall 1,384 65.8% 719 34.2% 2,103 D+31.6
Baylor 1,392 66.5% 702 33.5% 2,094 D+33.0
Hood 1,510 72.2% 581 27.8% 2,091 D+44.4
Madison 1,450 69.7% 629 30.3% 2,079 D+39.5
Knox 1,602 77.6% 462 22.4% 2,064 D+55.2
San Saba 1,578 76.9% 474 23.1% 2,052 D+53.8
Zavala 1,528 75.3% 501 24.7% 2,029 D+50.6
Brewster 1,307 65.0% 704 35.0% 2,011 D+30.0
San Jacinto 1,592 79.7% 405 20.3% 1,997 D+59.4
Dallam 902 46.0% 1,060 54.0% 1,962 R+8.1
Franklin 1,474 78.2% 412 21.8% 1,886 D+56.3
Rockwall 1,420 75.9% 451 24.1% 1,871 D+51.8
San Augustine 1,402 75.3% 460 24.7% 1,862 D+50.6
Delta 1,497 85.3% 258 14.7% 1,755 D+70.6
Bandera 1,045 60.2% 691 39.8% 1,736 D+20.4
Crane 992 60.2% 656 39.8% 1 1,649 D+20.4
Mills 1,091 68.5% 501 31.5% 1,592 D+37.1
Upton 921 58.2% 662 41.8% 1,583 D+16.4
Dimmit 1,102 70.1% 469 29.8% 1 1,572 D+40.3
Donley 800 50.9% 771 49.1% 1,571 D+1.8
Cochran 1,235 78.9% 330 21.1% 1,565 D+57.8
Garza 1,189 76.1% 374 23.9% 1,563 D+52.1
Presidio 1,178 77.1% 349 22.9% 1,527 D+54.3
Jim Hogg 1,294 85.3% 223 14.7% 1,517 D+70.6
Goliad 944 63.8% 536 36.2% 1,480 D+27.6
Lipscomb 594 40.2% 884 59.8% 1,478 R+19.6
Mason 886 60.8% 572 39.2% 1,458 D+21.5
Dickens 1,182 81.1% 275 18.9% 1,457 D+62.3
Shackelford 1,001 69.8% 434 30.2% 1,435 D+39.5
Blanco 879 63.0% 516 37.0% 1,395 D+26.0
Sherman 515 38.0% 839 62.0% 1,354 R+23.9
Kimble 1,006 75.9% 320 24.1% 1,326 D+51.7
Crockett 864 65.3% 460 34.7% 1,324 D+30.5
Hemphill 542 43.1% 715 56.9% 1,257 R+13.8
Zapata 1,011 81.7% 226 18.3% 1,237 D+63.5
Cottle 925 75.5% 300 24.5% 1,225 D+51.0
Martin 832 70.3% 352 29.7% 1,184 D+40.5
Hartley 551 48.0% 597 52.0% 1,148 R+4.0
Coke 849 75.3% 278 24.7% 1,127 D+50.7
Briscoe 735 65.9% 381 34.1% 1,116 D+31.7
Rains 756 68.9% 342 31.1% 1,098 D+37.7
Reagan 687 63.3% 398 36.7% 1,085 D+26.6
Concho 761 71.1% 309 28.9% 1,070 D+42.2
Stonewall 907 85.6% 152 14.4% 1,059 D+71.3
Motley 800 75.8% 255 24.2% 1,055 D+51.7
La Salle 837 81.1% 195 18.9% 1,032 D+62.2
Throckmorton 741 72.0% 288 28.0% 1,029 D+44.0
Foard 727 77.8% 207 22.2% 934 D+55.7
Menard 566 60.9% 364 39.1% 930 D+21.7
Schleicher 560 60.5% 365 39.5% 925 D+21.1
Armstrong 418 45.4% 502 54.6% 920 R+9.1
Sutton 611 69.0% 275 31.0% 886 D+37.9
Somervell 622 72.2% 240 27.8% 862 D+44.3
Oldham 374 49.1% 387 50.9% 761 R+1.7
Culberson 465 63.9% 263 36.1% 728 D+27.7
Real 440 65.1% 236 34.9% 676 D+30.2
Hudspeth 470 70.1% 200 29.9% 670 D+40.3
Edwards 402 64.9% 217 35.1% 619 D+29.9
Kent 498 82.2% 108 17.8% 606 D+64.4
Terrell 360 61.5% 225 38.5% 585 D+23.1
Kinney 411 78.3% 114 21.7% 525 D+56.6
Roberts 175 34.4% 333 65.6% 508 R+31.1
Irion 309 65.2% 165 34.8% 474 D+30.4
Jeff Davis 295 67.0% 145 33.0% 440 D+34.1
Glasscock 276 64.0% 155 36.0% 431 D+28.1
McMullen 271 67.8% 129 32.3% 400 D+35.5
Borden 292 77.2% 86 22.8% 378 D+54.5
Sterling 260 71.4% 104 28.6% 364 D+42.9
Collingsworth 170 58.2% 122 41.8% 292 D+16.4
King 170 80.2% 42 19.8% 212 D+60.4
Kenedy 149 82.3% 32 17.7% 181 D+64.6
Loving 44 58.7% 31 41.3% 75 D+17.3

Counties as they stood in 1968; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Greg Abbott (R) R+10.9
2018 Abbott (R) R+13.3
2014 Greg Abbott (R) R+20.4
2010 Rick Perry (R) R+12.7
2006 Rick Perry (R) R+9.2
2002 Rick Perry (R) R+17.8
1998 George W. Bush (R) R+37.1
1994 George W. Bush (R) R+7.6
1990 Ann Richards (D) D+2.6
1986 William P. Clements (R) R+6.7
1982 Mark White (D) D+7.3
1978 William P. Clements (R) R+0.7
1974 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+30.3
1972 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+2.9
1970 Preston Smith (D) D+6.9
1968 Preston Smith (D) D+14.0
1966 John B. Connally (D) D+47.0
1964 John B. Connally (D) D+47.8
1962 John B. Connally (D) D+8.4
1960 Price Daniel (D) D+45.5
1958 Price Daniel (D) D+76.2
1956 Price Daniel (D) D+63.2
1954 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.0
1952 Allan Shivers (D) D+98.1
1950 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.9
1948 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+70.0
1946 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+82.5
1944 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+81.7
1942 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+93.7
1940 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+88.9
1938 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+93.8
1936 James V. Allred (D) D+85.9
1934 James V. Allred (D) D+93.4
1932 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+24.2
1930 Ross Sterling (D) D+60.4
1928 Dan Moody (D) D+65.0
1926 Dan Moody (D) D+73.8
1924 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+17.8
1922 Pat M. Neff (D) D+63.8
1920 Pat Morris Neff (D) D+41.2
1918 William P. Hobby (D) D+68.9
1916 James E. Ferguson (D) D+68.1
1914 James E. Ferguson (D) D+76.7
1912 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+70.5
1910 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+67.8
1908 Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D) D+48.4
1906 Thomas M. Campbell (D) D+68.1
1904 S. W. T. Lanham (D) D+53.3
1902 Samuel W.T. Lanham (D) D+56.5
1900 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+42.4
1898 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+71.2
1896 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+55.4
1894 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+36.1
1892 James S. Hogg (D) D+43.4
1890 James S. Hogg (D) D+53.8
1888 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+71.8
1886 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+52.2
1884 John Ireland (D) D+57.2
1882 John Ireland (D) D+59.5
1880 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+38.5
1878 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+56.8
1876 Richard Coke (D) D+50.0
1873 Richard Coke (D) D+31.6
1869 Edmund J. Davis (R) R+50.2
1866 James W. Throckmorton (D) D+60.3